Synonyms of foursquare

foursquare 1 of 2

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˈskwer 

1

as in outspoken

free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions

it's no time to be foursquare if you're asked whether a certain outfit makes a person look fat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outspoken
• honest
• candid
• frank
• vocal
• forthcoming
• straightforward
• plain
• open
• forthright
• straight
• out-front
• free-spoken
• up-front
• unguarded
• direct
• earnest
• freehearted
• unreserved
• plainspoken
• openhearted
• blunt
• guileless
• real
• unaffected
• outgoing
• artless
• bluff
• sincere
• uninhibited
• ingenuous
• unpretentious
• unpretending
• unrestrained
• vociferous
• naive
• crusty
• rude
• gruff
• brusque
• tactless
• natural
• innocent
• curt
• undesigning
• impertinent
• ungracious
• uncivil
• unsubtle
• impolite
• unmannerly
• abrupt
• thoughtless
• inconsiderate
• sharp
• undiplomatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrained
• reserved
• laconic
• uncandid
• reticent
• quiet
• inhibited
• taciturn
• civil
• ambiguous
• diplomatic
• uncommunicative
• evasive
• unforthcoming
• politic
• dissembling
• circuitous
• close-mouthed
• equivocal
• polite
• tight-lipped
• tactful
• courteous
• considerate

2

as in straight

going straight to the point clearly and firmly

a foursquare evaluation of her performance that didn't mince words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straight
• straightforward
• direct
• plain
• honest
• candid
• forthright
• blunt
• frank
• earnest
• aboveboard
• bluff
• outspoken
• true
• artless
• free-spoken
• open
• unguarded
• sincere
• uninhibited
• unreserved
• plainspoken
• unrestrained
• openhearted
• curt
• tactless
• brusque
• gruff
• sharp
• impolite
• point-blank
• rude
• truthful
• abrupt
• inconsiderate
• veracious
• undiplomatic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roundabout
• civil
• indirect
• verbose
• circuitous
• wordy
• polite
• restrained
• prolix
• courteous
• reserved
• circumlocutory
• inhibited
• deceitful
• tactful
• lying
• erroneous
• false
• long-winded
• mendacious
• ambiguous
• hypocritical
• untruthful
• evasive
• misleading
• fallacious
• equivocal
• double-dealing
• two-faced

3

as in square

having four equal sides and four right angles

the design of the foursquare Georgian mansion is strongly symmetrical, the wide central hallway being flanked by two rooms on either side

Synonyms & Similar Words

• square
• quadrate
• rectangular
• cubic
• boxy
• boxlike
• cubical
• squarish
• blocky
• cuboid
• blockish

foursquare

2 of 2

adverb

as in openly

in an honest and direct manner

asked him foursquare if he was ever going to propose to her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• openly
• plain
• straightforward
• straight
• sincerely
• directly
• forthrightly
• abruptly
• straightforwardly
• honestly
• simply
• plainly
• sharply
• artlessly
• frankly
• bluffly
• candidly
• unreservedly
• rudely
• baldly
• brusquely
• unguardedly
• openheartedly
• earnestly
• gruffly
• tactlessly
• bluntly
• truthfully
• curtly
• point-blank
• inconsiderately
• impolitely
• veraciously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• verbosely
• politely
• civilly
• courteously
• wordily
• tactfully
• diplomatically
• deceitfully
• erroneously
• falsely
• hypocritically
• long-windedly
• mendaciously
• untruthfully
• indirectly
• insincerely
• ambiguously
• circuitously
• evasively
• fallaciously
• equivocally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of foursquare

Adjective

The foursquare drill is meant to hone pitchers’ reaction time fielding comebackers and making awkward throws. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020

From today’s viewpoint, its most familiar American manifestations were possibly the comfortably foursquare domestic architecture and furnishing designs produced by Gustav Stickley in the early 20th century. — Barrymore Laurence Scherer, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018

Oddly enough, these statements are foursquare at odds with these legislators’ voting records. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, 11 Dec. 2017

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